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Plate Tectonics
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1. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
fault-block mountains
crust
tension
folded mountains
2. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
transform boundary
divergent boundary
core
fault block boundary
3. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
fault
normal fault
tectonic plate
continental drift
4. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
compression
asthenosphere
folding
reverse fault
5. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
fault-block mountains
transform boundary
normal fault
mesosphere
6. The bending of rock layers due to stress
convergent boundary
folding
fault
normal fault
7. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
normal fault
folded mountains
asthenosphere
lithosphere
8. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
reverse fault
tension
lithosphere
fault-block mountains
9. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
lithosphere
fault block boundary
tension
fault
10. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
mesosphere
divergent boundary
transform boundary
tension
11. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
plate tectonics
sea-floor spreading
mesosphere
continental drift
12. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
tension
normal fault
core
divergent boundary
13. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
compression
tectonic plate
lithosphere
core
14. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
transform boundary
normal fault
volcanic mountains
plate tectonics
15. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
crust
plate tectonics
tectonic plate
continental drift
16. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
convergent boundary
folding
volcanic mountains
strike-slip fault
17. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
transform boundary
tension
strike-slip fault
folding
18. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
folding
fault
convergent boundary
continental drift
19. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
mantle
volcanic mountains
folding
normal fault
20. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
compression
strike-slip fault
crust
sea-floor spreading
21. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
normal fault
fault-block mountains
mantle
tension
22. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
asthenosphere
crust
reverse fault
transform boundary
23. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
folded mountains
asthenosphere
compression
continental drift
24. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
sea-floor spreading
folded mountains
mantle
fault-block mountains